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Old 10-30-2002, 03:55 PM
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Originally posted by ClassyLady


I totally disagree with you on that point. I remember when that man was fired and I thought that was totally wrong. Niggardly is a word that has a meaning. It is not his fault that he has a better vocabulary than some of his coworkers. I thought the idiot in the case was the black man who filed the complaint against him. Are we going to start penalizing people for having a good vocabulary?

Like I said YES it is a word but in the common sense category he gets a zero! The reality of it is that ANY word of that nature is a sensitive issue with most black people. It is not a matter of "who knows more education" it's a matter of when you choose to use a word SO close to a offensive word, be prepared for the backlash.



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